NET Bible
"How awful that day will be! For the day of the LORD is near; it will come as destruction from the Divine Destroyer."
— Joel 1:15, NET Bible
“Alas for the day! for the day of the Lord is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come.”
“Alas for the day! for the day of Jehovah is at hand, and as destruction from the Almighty shall it come. ”
“Alas for the day! For the day of Yahweh is at hand, and it will come as destruction from the Almighty.”
“Ah, ah, ah, for the day: because the day of the Lord is at hand, and it shall come like destruction from the mighty.”
“Sorrow for the day! for the day of the Lord is near, and as destruction from the Ruler of all it will come.”
“Alas for the day! for the day of the Lord is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come.”
The vine has dried up; the fig tree languishes– the pomegranate, date, and apple as well. In fact, all the trees of the field have dried up. Indeed, the joy of the people has dried up!
Get dressed and lament, you priests! Wail, you who minister at the altar! Come, spend the night in sackcloth, you servants of my God, because no one brings grain offerings or drink offerings to the temple of your God anymore.
Announce a holy fast; proclaim a sacred assembly. Gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land to the temple of the LORD your God, and cry out to the LORD.
How awful that day will be! For the day of the LORD is near; it will come as destruction from the Divine Destroyer.
Our food has been cut off right before our eyes! There is no longer any joy or gladness in the temple of our God!
The grains of seed have shriveled beneath their shovels. Storehouses have been decimated and granaries have been torn down, for the grain has dried up.
Listen to the cattle groan! The herds of livestock wander around in confusion because they have no pasture. Even the flocks of sheep are suffering.